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31 While gangland’s stain chief lexecutioner thus was going to his police spurred their for clues to his killers. Coppola, ‘bodyguard for the deati man, was acquitted of grancy charges on which he had been held in $50,000 ball. ‘The charge against Coppola: ‘Twas dismissed in Manhattan; j|Court and immediately he was, i\taken in tow by detectives for! ‘Janother, round of interroge-} A tion about last Friday's murder lof his boss in the Park Shere} Stories Conflict. : ‘| "Much official attention cer tered on Coppola, the pudgy man who wasn't there when the man who hired him as & bodyguard was shot to death. "|Coppola, 49, had given con- flicting" stories as to his as “uncooperative” by 5 Police feel Coppola ould be of aid if he wouh! talk because they said they know, he has been present at meet ings between Anastasia and other gangsters. = -<infv: Meanwhile, Chief of Detec tives James B. Leggett said it has been established the two! guns police found Friday after’ the slaying were the muider guns; but were connected, to no: ojher crimes and bore no fingerprints. 1 Tt as also learned the shop Fat,| flashy Moretti, a pclose of Costello and Anastasia. had blabbing loud and men silenced in room at Cliffside Park, Oct, 4, Yas51. Scalise, a Hleutenant of Jenaries (Lucky) Luciano, exiled dope king, was shot dead outside a Bronx fruit lafter he conferred with: fed- leral narcotics agents and FBI men. Costello was shot in the, Jnead May 2, but only slightly; wounded. Detectives investi-' gating this murder attempt earned that the elder states: man of mobdom had been Jdiscussing gangland business! with an outsider, who repeated] Costello's revelations to fed- eral officers. Costello Rumor. When Anastasia was slain) last Friday morning in_ the| barber shop of the Park Sher. aton Hotel, a rumor circulated ‘that the Killing was in reprisal for the Costello shooting. But, those who knew Anastasia| from the bloody days of Mur: der Inc. promptly discargec this report. ~ i “lt Albert A. had wanied Costello cut of the wa! | tello Avould be dead, ice ‘pfficial commented. “Al- j boys didn’t bungle a warning we issu sia not to butt in?” the anon lymous called asked. “Yes,” said Mr. Cook. “ eyell, were giving another] varting now,” the caller said. in which Anastasia fret his deat would be closet for @ ‘sitew days. The hotel; said { ‘had attracted too moarly sight ‘While police appeared to be Yup against a blank wall as to Uwho, several well-informed po lice ‘bources theorized as te the why of the kiDing. Ana: stasia was executed because like other gang chieftans bo fore him, rival mobsters feared he was about to break the underworld code of silence, they believed. {federal investigators, His last session with the government Sleuths was about three weeks ago. a United States Atteeney Paul tlWilliams and his -assistants jed the former’ boss of Tirder, Inc, afout labor {ricketeering. the Sen- ale, labor Tackets committee planned to haul him in as &